Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Colombia
Colombia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 8.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Colombia, 1975–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Colombia is 8.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Colombia peaked at 20.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1980.
That places Colombia 46th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 8.1% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 3.8% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 7.6% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 10.3% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.6% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 8.4% | 15.6% | 6 |
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5992 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8514 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Colombia?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Colombia was 8.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Colombia ranks 46th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.